KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — Other Barisan Nasional (BN) parties also have received up to RM300 million originating from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) for the 2013 general election, according to a report.

In a report by The Edge, sources were quoted as saying that among those that received the fund was Umno headquarters, which received nearly RM145 million from one of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s AmBank accounts.

The investigators believe that the fund originated from proceeds of 1MDB’s bonds issued in 2012 and 2013.

Investigators also noted that Najib’s other AmBank account had been fed with some RM2.6 billion in March 2013 allegedly from 1MDB and that funds from all his AmBank accounts put together amounted to roughly RM3.5 billion, which was used for political funding and personal expenses.

According to the report, special officer to Najib when he was prime minister, Datuk Amhari Effendi Nazaruddin who was detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission may have also received funds from Najib between 2011 and 2014.

Orb Solutions Sdn Bhd in which Amhari is a director and joint shareholder, received RM62 million allegedly originated from 1MDB.

It was formed in 2010 as a company providing web management and communication strategies solutions and was hired to promote Najib and the Barisan Nasional government.

The report said Najib had also made payments via cheques to Selangor Umno (RM19 million), Johor Umno (RM25 million) as well as BN component parties like MCA, MIC, SUPP and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Sabah.

Sources reportedly said MIC was given RM15 million and MCA, RM 11 million.

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